Xi, Putin pledge closer ties with North Korea in anniversary messages
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to strengthen ties with North Korea in congratulatory letters sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the country's 78th founding anniversary, state-run media said Wednesday. Xi praised a series of "development successes" in North Korea spurred by Kim's focus on "economic and social construction," the official Korean…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed their intention to bolster relations with North Korea in congratulatory messages to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the country's 78th founding anniversary, according to state-run media. Xi lauded numerous development achievements in North Korea, attributing them to Kim's emphasis on economic and social progress.
In a letter to KCNA, the official Korean Central News Agency, Xi affirmed China's unwavering commitment to safeguarding, reinforcing, and advancing China-DPRK relations. He further noted that his visit to Pyongyang earlier this year marked a new era in bilateral ties, vowing to collaborate on advancing the political and governmental affairs of both nations.
China has traditionally been North Korea's largest trading partner, and observers indicate that Beijing continues to assist Pyongyang in circumventing stringent economic sanctions. However, ties between China, Russia, and North Korea had reportedly deteriorated in recent years.
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